Lancaster likes Farrell at No10 February 29, 2012 ENGLAND head coach Stuart has indicated he will maintain a midfield combination spearheaded by fly-half Owen Farrell for the Six Nations clash with France next Saturday. Farrell, 20, impressed in last week’s defeat against Wales at No10 in place of his Saracen’s team-mate Charlie Hodgson, while Manu Tuilagi and Brad Barritt prospered at centre. “We’re [...]
Arsenal target Podolski can go February 29, 2012 ARSENAL target Lukas Podolski will be allowed to leave Cologne at the end of the season, according to the Bundesliga club’s manager Stale Solbakken. The German striker is reported to have already agreed personal terms with Arsenal, who yesterday announced they will play a pre-season friendly against Manchester City at Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Stadium on [...]
Murray to face Berdych in Dubai February 29, 2012 TENNIS: British No1 Andy Murray overcame Swiss qualifier Marco Chiudinelli in round two of the Dubai Championships. Murray, who won 6-3, 6-4, will play Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals.
Ireland unchanged for France February 29, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Ireland trio Rob Kearney, Gordon D’Arcy, Cian Healy and Sean O’Brien have all overcome injuries and feature in an unchanged side that will face France in Saturday’s rearranged Six Nations match in Paris. For Les Bleus, meanwhile, Clement Poitrenaud comes in at full-back for Maxime Medard while Julien Bonnaire replaces Louis Picamoles.
Sands sounds warning over red tape rush February 29, 2012 THE CHIEF executive of Standard Chartered has warned of the danger of an “avalanche” of global regulation as the bank posted record profits for the ninth consecutive year. Peter Sands said new capital rules could increase protectionism and described the regulatory agenda as “driven through the rear view mirror”. “All of us [banks] face the [...]
Mervyn King hits out at Labour and banks for failing to help small firms February 29, 2012 BANK of England governor Mervyn King hit out at the previous Labour government during a tense committee appearance in Westminster yesterday, and also accused banks of thwarting efforts to boost lending to small firms. King reacted testily to Labour MP Andrew Love who had said that the Bank chief appeared “relaxed” about the UK’s economic [...]
Profit soars but Henderson chief says euro crisis still hitting flows February 29, 2012 THE CHIEF executive of fund manager Henderson has warned more clients could pull their cash this year as the Eurozone crisis buffets the industry. The Anglo-Australian firm reported net outflows of £6.4bn during last year and Andrew Formica told City A.M. the pattern would not be reversed quickly. “There is still a lot of nervousness [...]
North Korea halts nuclear tests February 29, 2012 North Korea agreed yesterday to stop nuclear tests, uranium enrichment and long-range missile launches, and to allow checks by nuclear inspectors, in an apparent policy shift that paves the way for resuming long-stalled disarmament talks. The surprise breakthrough, announced simultaneously by the US and North Korea, makes possible the resumption of six-nation nuclear negotiations.
Fannie Mae needs more state cash February 29, 2012 Fannie Mae, the biggest source of money for US home loans, said yesterday it would seek $4.6bn (£2.9bn) in additional federal aid after reporting a fourth-quarter loss. The government-controlled mortgage finance company posted a loss of $2.4bn for the last three months of 2011. Fannie Mae has borrowed more than $116bn from the government and [...]
IAG profits jump – but Iberia stutters February 29, 2012 BRITISH Airways’ parent group IAG has reported a jump in annual profits. The company, which also owns Spain’s Iberia, yesterday announced pre-tax profits of £425.6m in the year to December 2011. However, it said its underperforming Spanish unit and high fuel costs would dent earnings this year. The company said the improvement in 2011 was [...]
